Madison-based PHOX bring their eclectic catalog of tunes to Cranky Pat's in Neenah Friday, opening for Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons.

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It's behind the scenes, though, that the Madison band seems to be having an all-out blast.

"Ninety nine percent of music is here today and gone tomorrow, so you might as well just be yourself," said PHOX guitarist Matt Holmen, crammed between two chatty bandmates in the back of his Ford Taurus outside of a Madison coffee shop. "Everybody farts in their sleep. You can only take things so damn serious." ...